Normally, when you want to mount an image, you have to become root using su or sudo. This is quite inconvenient. But luckily there is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace FUSE] (Filesystem in Userspace).

Normally, when you want to mount an image, you have to become root using su or sudo. This is quite inconvenient. But luckily there is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace FUSE] (Filesystem in Userspace).

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==fuseiso==

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== fuseiso ==

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Using FUSE to mount image files is easy enough. Just install the fuseiso package:

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pacman -S fuseiso

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Using FUSE to mount image files is easy enough. Just [[pacman|install]] the {{Pkg|fuseiso}} package.

To mount an image, just type (the mountpoint has to be writable by the user) :

To mount an image, just type (the mountpoint has to be writable by the user) :

This second action will unmount the mounted iso and remove the folder from the desktop.

This second action will unmount the mounted iso and remove the folder from the desktop.

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Sometimes you have to logout to be able to mount any image of the given types simply by right clicking it in Nautilus and selecting ''Mount ISO''. To unmount it again, just right click the corresponding folder on your desktop and select ''Unmount ISO''.

Sometimes you have to logout to be able to mount any image of the given types simply by right clicking it in Nautilus and selecting ''Mount ISO''. To unmount it again, just right click the corresponding folder on your desktop and select ''Unmount ISO''.

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==MPlayer==

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== MPlayer ==

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Mplayer can play some images without mounting. Open Mplayer and choose to open a file. At the bottom change video file to the type of image that you have and navigate to the image.

Mplayer can play some images without mounting. Open Mplayer and choose to open a file. At the bottom change video file to the type of image that you have and navigate to the image.

Revision as of 21:21, 27 June 2013

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Using it with Nautilus

For users of GNOME there is an easy way of using fuseiso from the nautilus-context menu.
First you will need the nautilus-actions package, Then you need to save the following scripts to an folder of your choise (eg. /usr/bin):

This second action will unmount the mounted iso and remove the folder from the desktop.

Sometimes you have to logout to be able to mount any image of the given types simply by right clicking it in Nautilus and selecting Mount ISO. To unmount it again, just right click the corresponding folder on your desktop and select Unmount ISO.

MPlayer

Mplayer can play some images without mounting. Open Mplayer and choose to open a file. At the bottom change video file to the type of image that you have and navigate to the image.